Master of the E-Series Tarocchi
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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
This engraving is part of the Tarocchi group marked with the letter “E,” and named Conditions of Man . This series outlines the social and hierarchical order of ten characters (Beggar, Servant, Artisan, Merchant, Gentleman, Knight, Doge King, Emperor, and Pope), starting from the lower grade and ending with the most important one. Here, Pope (The Pope) is shown as a full-length male figure, facing front, and seated on a throne with lion armrests. He wears his papal hat, called tiara . The pope holds two keys in his right hand, whilst his other hand rests on a book placed on his left leg.
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Arithmetic
Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5
Calliope (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and the Muses,
Genius of the World (from the Tarocchi, series B: Cosmic Pri
Geometry (from the Tarocchi, series C: Liberal Arts, #24)
Poetry (Poesia XXVII)
Tarocchi
Melpomene (tragedy) (from the Tarocchi series D: Apollo and
Francesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-about 1513) — The Sibyls: 
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) — The Congress of Princes
Agostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi) — Suleiman II
Albrecht Dürer — Rosvitha Presenting the Comedies to the Emp
Master of the Banderoles (Netherlandish, active about 1450–7
Lucas van Leyden — Christ
Wilhelm Schadow — The Annunciation
Master of the Playing Cards — The Queen of Flowers
Francesco Rosselli (Italian, 1448-about 1513) — The Sibyls: 
Anonymous, Italian, 15th century — Saint Nicholas of Myra fl
Albrecht Dürer — The Congress of Princes at Vienna, from the
Francesco Rosselli|Baccio Baldini — The Prophet Joshua, from